Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

He quickly opens his bag. Inside, several glass rods and small bottles are neatly arranged. This is the bag that my father always carried when he went out. It was a masterpiece made of the skin of a bear-like creature called Aurkelhrazi.

This bag was not only shockproof, but also highly resistant against knives and even fire. However, Aural Kelhrazi is an A-rank demon even for an individual, and it is extremely difficult to defeat it. In particular, it became almost invincible in a battle in the winter mountains, and even in summer, there was no effective countermeasure to defeat this demon except to strike it in the eyes or other vital places with a single blow.

Albe's bag was made from the hair of a single aural kelfrazi, and was worth tens of millions of Japanese yen.

He took out three bottles from the bag at random. Then he took out a glass rod like an examiner and poured liquid from each bottle. A man was watching Albe's hands to see if there was anything suspicious about his movements, but he seemed to be a little impressed by the dexterity with which he handled the tools so vividly.

"A glass."

In less than a minute, Albe held out his left hand to indicate that the potion was ready. The man left silently and after a while placed a small glass right next to him. Albe nonchalantly poured the liquid he had made into it.

"What kind of medicine is this ......?"

The man opens his mouth as he lifts the glass. Albe replies bluntly as he deftly puts the bottles away on the table.

"It's a medicine to cheer you up.

The man stops moving when he hears these words. He glanced at Albe and brought the glass to the tip of his nose and sniffed it. After a while, the man let go of the glass, tilted his head and looked at the liquid in the glass from left to right, up and down.

"How do you drink this?　Do you dilute it with water?"

Without taking his eyes off the liquid, the man opens his mouth. He still maintains the same dubious expression.

"Leave it like that, it's fine."

"You said, 'I'll be fine,' right?　How does it make you feel better?"

"What?"

It was an unexpected question. I turned my attention to the man.

"How do you feel better?"

"So ...... that's ......."

The man looked at Albe intently, then shifted his gaze to the glass in his hand and muttered to no one in particular.

"Well, I guess it's not worth asking."

With these words, the man turned on his heel and strode out of the room with the glass in his hand.

"Haaaaah~"

Albe exhaled slowly when he saw that no one was around. An indescribable smell hit his nose. It was so bad that he did not want to believe it was his own breath.

He stood up quickly, moved to the door, put his ear to the door, and looked outside. He could not hear anything, probably because the door was too thick. He slowly opened the door, put his face outside, and looked around.

The hallway was empty. On his left, he saw a hall that probably led to the entrance. On his right, he saw a long hallway leading to the room of the woman he had just met. He knew that he had to leave as soon as possible.

He quickly left the room and went down the hallway to the right.

...... wrong. Not this way. I have to go to the front door. Perhaps the master of this house will die after taking that potion. If not the master, someone will die. I'll be the first one suspected. It's only natural since I made that poison right in front of him. That's why I have to leave this place as soon as possible. No, I want to get out of here as soon as possible.

Though I have been thinking about such a thing, my body has been moving in a different direction from what I had in mind.

I thought about turning around and going back to ......, but I couldn't bring myself to do so. I had to hide somewhere ....... Thinking this, Albe opened the door in front of him fearfully.

It was pitch black inside and he could not see anything. He closed the door quietly and looked around.

"This way!"

A small voice was heard, but it was sure. Albe looked up with a start and asked around.

"Come in quickly!"

It appears to be coming from a room nearby. The voice belongs to that woman.

Albe looks around and reaches for the doorknob of the next room. He opens it slowly and sees a light coming from inside. Intuitively, he knows it is that room.

He quickly enters and closes the door. Immediately, I saw a bed with a balcony. The woman from before was lying there.

I embraced her at once. The woman burst into laughter.

"What's the matter?　Yeah?　You're shaking, aren't you?　Is he dead?"

"Shh, I don't know. ...... don't know."

"You don't know?　What, you're not sure?

Inside the woman's chest, Albe nodded frantically. Just then, footsteps could be heard pounding outside the room. Albe put all his strength into his hands and hugged the woman tightly.

"You're hurting me!"

Immediately after he felt his body floating away, he felt a shock. I looked down and saw that the woman was stretching out her right leg. It seemed that she had kicked me off.

The woman seemed to have a troubled expression on her face, and then she started to move her right hand in a twisting motion while mumbling something. It looked as if she was writing something.

"Miss!"

The door was opened with a bang, as if a bold male voice could be heard. Immediately, several men rushed into the room. Among them was the man who had been with Albe earlier.

"What's going on?

"Miss!　Where did that man go?

"A man?　I don't know. What's going on?"

The men looked at each other, but eventually the man who had led Albe stepped forward and spoke in a calm tone.

"Miss, I am very sorry to inform you that your husband has passed away.

"......"

"That man made a drug ....... After taking it, the Master suddenly collapsed with a cry of pain and died."

"...... I see."

"I hate to say this, my lady, but that man is the one you ordered to bring to this house. And you were the one who told me to give the master the medicine he made.

"What do you want me to do?　Do you want to torture me with yourselves?"

I want you out of here right now."

"...... how. It's a terrible thing to ask me to leave after making me the master's tormentor for so long."

"You've had your fill of luxury. Now get out. Or your life will be ......."

Suddenly, the man fell to his knees. He puts his hands on his neck. It was as if he was strangling himself. The woman watched with a smirk on her face, and then she put her palms to her mouth and let out a whoosh of air at the men who were dismayed behind her. At that moment, the men fell to their knees and fell to the ground.

"Cahahaha, cahahahahahahaha!"

A woman suddenly burst out laughing in a deranged voice. Albe involuntarily looked at the woman.

She is still grinning and laughing, looking at the men who are lying on the ground. The man who had been suffering falls down, foaming at the mouth, his eyes wide open.

"You really killed that master, didn't you? You did it!

The woman looked at Albe with a big smile on her face. His body shuddered.

"I'm getting tired of living here. From now on I will live with you. It will be more fun that way. I'll live with you from now on......."

Hearing the woman's laughter, Albe was mildly dizzy. .......